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Prosecutors will continue calling witnesses Tuesday morning in the trial of Kim Potter as they try to poke holes in the former Brooklyn Center police officer’s claim that she mistook her gun for her Taser when she fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last year.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte...

The manslaughter trial of Kimberly Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged in the deadly shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, begins on Tuesday, Nov. 30.

It's a mess

The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright with her handgun when she said she meant to use her Taser was fully trained in her department's policies on the proper use of force, including the stun guns, a police commander testified Tuesday.

Mine, okay? thats not happening. >> prosecutors argue potter was negligent and acted recklessly during the incident. a investigator described the differences between the weapons on potters utility belt. have a listen. >> the taser is yellow, the firearm is black. the taser has a stocky body to it compared to the glock hand gun. the grip of the taser is shorter and wider than the glock. >> while this taser 7 is yellow in color, the black is -- the top is black, is it not? >> yes, there is black o...

Police policy when she fired her gun at daunte wright in the car. before that, we were hearing a lot about the differences between the weapons that were used, a gun and a taser, because that is central to the case. there was an expert from the state locker room agency describing the difference between a taser and a gun to point out to the jury how different they are and how the prosecution insists that former officer potter should have been able to distinguish the difference between these two we...

All right. more witnesses today in the trial of the former minnesota police officer who shot and killed daunte wright later claiming she meant to fire her taser, not her gun. kim potter is charged with first and second degree manslaughter. prosecutors say she was negligent and reckless in this fatal mix up. yesterday a state investigator described the differences between potters gun and taser in appearance, feel and positioning on her body. cnns adrienne broadus is on the ground for us in minnea...

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Should kim potter have known the difference between a taser and her gun when she shot 20-year-old daunte wright? that is the central question being addressed by technical witnesses at the trial of the former police officer. nbcs ron allen is in minneapolis outside the courthouse for week two of testimony. ron, whos on the stand this morning? . >> reporter: theres a police commander on the stand right now who is walking the jury through the training manuals and the policy manuals of the police de...